13:25 Limerick

Wednesday 30 December 2020

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Goggin Buckley Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 6m 34.08s

Jurby^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 124

10/1

Last of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy, 22/1) 22 days ago. Switches to fences with cheekpieces back on so not ruled out.

Form: 69151-0

Cappacurry Zak^p²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 122| CD

3/1

8/1, encouraging fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy, 8/1) 29 days ago. Won this race last year and must be respected reverted to fences for the first time this term.

Form: 1P-0965

Bilbo Bagins⁵²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 120

22/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 28/1) 52 days ago. Back over fences now but others more persuasive.

Form: 1/803-P0

Kavanaghs Corner³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

11/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (14/1) at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 32 days ago. Up 6 lb but sure to go well again.

Form: 2316-41

Lean Araig^p,t²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: O McKiernan| OR: 116

4/1

125/1, never-dangerous fourth of 7 in novice chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut and needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 190F/P4

Wishmoor^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 111

11/4

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. 20/1, respectable third of 15 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 222P-P3

Rightback Atya^p¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018, and pulled up in handicap chase (66/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 12 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 7PP-00P

Non-Runners

Out Sam¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

General Principle³¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 11

T: G Elliott J: Gavin Brouder

Laid Back Luke⁷¹⁰

Weight: 10-10| Age: 12

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Wishmoor (11/4), Kavanaghs Corner (11/4), Cappacurry Zak (3/1), Out Sam (7/2), Lean Araig (4/1), Jurby (10/1), General Principle (12/1), Laid Back Luke (20/1), Bilbo Bagins (22/1), Rightback Atya (50/1)

Last year's winner CAPPACURRY ZAK hinted strongly at a revival when fifth over hurdles here earlier this month so is worth siding with reverted to fences for the first time this term. Kavanaghs Corner arrives at the top of his game so is feared most, while Out Sam is another well worth considering following his recent fourth in a cross-country event at Cheltenham just under 3 weeks ago.